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Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 38 - Plant Breeding Reviews J Janick Volume 38 edition

Marc Notes: This publication presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. The emphasis of the series is on methodology, a practical understanding of crop genetics, and applications to major crops. Table of Contents: Contributors ix1. Daniel Zohary: Geneticist and Explorer of Plant Domestication 1"Giora Simchen"I. Early Days 2II. Genetic Relationships among Related Plant Species 3III. Domestication of Crops and Fruit Trees 4IV. The Scientific Approach and Methodology of Daniel Zohary 6V. The Book 7VI. Awards, Honors, and Recognition 8VII. Personality 9Literature Cited and Selected Publications of Daniel Zohary 102. The Use of Association Genetics Approaches in Plant Breeding 17"Maria F. alvarez, Teresa Mosquera, and Matthew W. Blair"I. Introduction 19II. Advantages of Association Mapping Approaches 20III. Methods of Association Genetics 26IV. Examples of Association Mapping 34V. Software for Data Analysis 46VI. Association Mapping Compared with Linkage Mapping 48VII. Genome-Wide Selection and Genomic Selection 52VIII. Outlook 54Acknowledgments 57Literature Cited 573. Epigenetics Connects the Genome to Its Environment 69"Ray A. Bressan, Jian-Kang Zhu, Michael J. Van Oosten, Albino Maggio, Hans J. Bohnert, and Viswanathan" ChinnusamyI. Introduction 71II. Historical Perspective and Conceptual Framework 72III. Epigenetics 80IV. Epigenetic Memory 90V. Sex, Epigenetics, and the Genome 93VI. Adaptation is a Form of Development 102VII. Evolution: The Engine of Ideas 108Acknowledgments 121Literature Cited 1214. Peanut Improvement for Human Health 143"Sangam Dwivedi, Naveen Puppala, Soheila Maleki, Peggy Ozias-Akins, and Rodomiro Ortiz"I. Introduction 146II. Genetic Variability for Nutritional Traits 149III. Peanut Allergens 153IV. Predicting Seed Quality and Allergens 156V. Genetic and Molecular Bases of High Oleate Trait 159VI. Sequencing the Peanut Genome and Implications in Breeding 159VII. Transgene(s) to Produce Nutrient-Dense and Toxin and Allergen-Free Peanuts 161VIII. Breeding Opportunities 165IX. Outlook 169Acknowledgments 171Literature Cited 1715. Rice Breeding in Latin America 187"Cesar P. Martinez, Edgar A. Torres, Marc Chatel, Gloria Mosquera, Jorge Duitama, Manabu Ishitani, Michael Selvaraj, Beata Dedicova, Joe Tohme, Cecile Grenier, Mathias Lorieux, Maribel Cruz, Luis Berrio, Edgar Corredor, Gonzalo Zorrilla de San Martin, Flavio Breseghello, Orlando Peixoto, Jose Manoel Colombari Filho, Adriano Pereira de Castro, Sergio Iracu Gindri Lopes, Mara Barbosa, Gustavo Rodrigo Daltrozzo Funck, Pedro Blanco, Fernando Perez de Vida, Federico Molina, Juan Rosas, Sebastian Martinez, Victoria Bonnecarrere, Silvia Garaycochea, Gonzalo Carracelas, Alfredo Marin, Fernando Correa-Victoria, Ismael Camargo, and Carlos Bernardo Bruzzone""I. Introductory Remarks 192"II. The CIAT Rice Program 194III. Advances in Population Improvement in Latin America and the Caribbean 202IV. Genetics and Genomics Approaches to Improve Rice Breeding 206V. Breeding for Resistance to Rice Pathogens 216VI. Breeding for Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses 223VII. Hybrid Rice Breeding 230VIII. Rice Breeding Programs 234IX. Perspectives and Future Directions 265Literature Cited 266Subject Index 279Cumulative Subject Index 281Cumulative Contributor Index 307Publisher Marketing: Plant Breeding Reviews 38 Table of Contents1. Daniel Zohary: Geneticist and Explorer of Plant Domestication"Giora Simchen"2. The Use of Association Genetics Approaches in Plant Breeding"Maria F. alvare, Teresa Mosquera, and Matthew W. Blair "3. Epigenetics Connects the Genome to its Environment"Ray A. Bressan, Jian-Kang Zhu, Michael J. Van Oosten, Hans J. Bohnert, Viswanathan Chinnusamy, and Albino Maggio"4. Peanuts Improvement for Human Health"Sangam Dwivedi, Naveen Puppala, Soheila Maleki, Peggy Ozias-Akins, and Rodomiro Ortiz"5. Rice Breeding in Latin America"Cesar P. Martinez, Edgar Torres, Marc Chatel, Gloria Mosquera, Jorge Duitama, Manabu Ishitani, Michael Selvaraj, Beata Dedicova, Joe Tohme, Cecile Grenier, Mathias Lorieux. Maribel Cruz, Luis Berrio, Edgar Corredor, Gonzalo Zorrilla de San Martin, Flavio Breseghello, Orlando Peixoto, Jose Manoel Colombari Filho, Adriano Castro, Sergio Iracu Gindri Lopes, Mara Barbosa, Gustavo Rodrigo Daltrozzo Funck, Pedro Blanco, Fernando Perez de Vida, Federico Molina, Juan Rosas, Sebastian Martinez, Victoria Bonnecarrere, Silvia Garaycochea, Gonzalo Carracelas, Alfredo Marin, Fernando Correa, and Ismael Camargo" Review Citations:

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Contributor Bio:  Janick, Jules Janick, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.